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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD TGV

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PRONUNCIATION OF TGV

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WHAT DOES TGV MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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The TGV (French: Train à Grande Vitesse, high-speed train) is France's high-speed rail service, operated by SNCF Voyages, the long-distance rail branch of SNCF, the national rail operator. It was developed during the 1970s by GEC-Alsthom (now Alstom) and SNCF. Originally designed to be powered by gas turbines, the prototypes evolved into electric trains with the 1973 oil crisis. Following the inaugural service between Paris and Lyon in 1981 on the LGV Sud-Est (LGV (French: Ligne à Grande Vitesse, high-speed line)), the network, centred on Paris, has expanded to connect many cities across France and in adjacent countries on combinations of high-speed and conventional lines. A TGV test train set the record for the fastest wheeled train, reaching 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) on 3 April 2007. In mid-2011, scheduled TGV trains operated at the highest speeds in conventional train service in the world, regularly reaching 320 km/h (200 mph) on the LGV Est, LGV Rhin-Rhône and the LGV Méditerranée. According to Railway Gazette in 2007, a TGV was the fastest scheduled rail journey with a start-to-stop average speed of 279.

Definition of TGV in the English dictionary

The definition of TGV in the dictionary is train à grande vitesse: a high-speed passenger train.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TGV

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TGIF
TGWU
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Thabana-Ntlenyana
Thabantshonyana
Thackeray
Thaddeus
Thadentsonyane
Thadeus
Thai
Thailand

WORDS THAT END LIKE TGV

HGV
LGV

Synonyms and antonyms of TGV in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «TGV» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TGV

Find out the translation of TGV to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of TGV from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «TGV» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

TGV高速列车
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

TGV
570 millions of speakers

English

TGV
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

टीजीवी
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

TGV
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

TGV
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

TGV
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

TGV
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

TGV
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

TGV
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

TGV
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

TGV
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

TGV
85 millions of speakers

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TGV
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

TGV
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

TGV யின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टीजीव्ही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

TGV
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

TGV
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

TGV
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

TGV
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

TGV
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

TGV
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

TGV
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

TGV
10 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Norwegian

TGV
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of TGV

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TGV»

The term «TGV» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.704 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TGV» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «TGV» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «TGV» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about TGV

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TGV»

Discover the use of TGV in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to TGV and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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On the Fast Track: French Railway Modernization and the ...
Traces the rise of high-speed passenger train service in France from the end of World War II to the early 1980s.
Jacob Meunier, 2002
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Traveling the Eurail Express
TGV ridership on the Paris-Lyon line started at 6.4 million a year. It now surpasses 21 million. TGV Atlantique is the world's speed record holder at 320 mph, but the point is that TGV trains are a joy to ride, and well-planned station modifications ...
Jay Brunhouse, 2004
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Pediatric Cardiac Anesthesia
In strict anatomic terms, transposition of the great vessels (TGV) refers to the presence of ventriculoarterial discordance [right ventricle (RV) to aortic continuity, left ventricle (LV) to pulmonary artery (PA) continuity]. This chapter addresses the  ...
Carol L. Lake, Peter D. Booker, 2005
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Popular Mechanics
PARIS, FRANCE— With a record run of 299.5 mph, the new TGV Atlantique blazes past the standard set by the first-generation TGV, and confirms France's mastery of the technology of high-speed rail. Running between Paris and Le Mans, the ...
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Jean-Marie Duthilleul and Etienne Tricaud: AREP
Clients: SNCF, RFF Program: TGV statioh, interconnection and layout of the surrounds Surface: 7000 m for the station, on a site covering 15 ha Beginning of design studies: 1989 Delivery: 2001 Clients : SNCF RFF Programme : Gare TGV,  ...
‎2008
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Encyclopedia of World Geography
Their investment in high-speed locomotives, the Train a Grande Vitesse (TGV), was part of state-led initiatives to promote growth. The most attractive feature of the TGV is that it provides rapid mass transport while retaining the conventional ...
Peter Haggett, 2001
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France
... Saragossa; Madrid; Lisbon Saragossa Ghent; Antwerp; Brussels MEDITERRANEAN SEA English Channel (La Manche) O C E A N A T L A N T I C B a y o f B i s c a y NORTH SEA LONDON TGV Meuse TGV Lorraine Diélette Colmar Metz ...
Nicola Williams, 2010
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Europe by Eurail 2010: Touring Europe by Train
Paris—Rennes DEPART TRAIN NUMBER ARRIVE NOTES Paris Montparnasse Rennes 0635 TGV 8001 0852 M–F, 1 0705 TGV 8603 0908 Tu–Sa, 1 0735 TGV 8081 0949 M–F, 1 0805 TGV 8009 1020 0905 TGV 8611 1108 1005 TGV 8715 ...
Ferguson-Kosinski LaVerne
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La France contemporaine
Cette nouvelle ligne devait servir au TGV (train à grande vitesse). Les recherches ont commencé en 1967 et la construction de la voie a été entreprise en 1976. L' inauguration du service Paris–Lyon a eu lieu en 1981, année où le TGV a ...
William Edmiston, Annie Dumenil, 2009
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Bullet Trains: Inside and Out
TGV. Expands. The first French high-speed tracks were built between Paris and Lyons, a distance of 241 miles (388 km). Catenaries ran alongside the tracks. They carried the 25,000 volts of electricity needed to power the train. Like the ...
David Biello, Alessandro Bartolozzi, Roberto Simoni, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TGV»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term TGV is used in the context of the following news items.
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First Moroccan TGV arrives in Tangiers
THE first TGV Duplex train for Morocco's inaugural high-speed line arrived in the country at the port of Tangiers on June 29. Moroccan National Railways ... «International Railway Journal, Jul 15»
2
Last post for French high-speed freight as postal TGVs bow out
AFTER 31 years of service, the operation of mail trains on the French high-speed network ceased on June 27, when a postal TGV made a final run between the ... «International Railway Journal, Jun 15»
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Roubaix riders have near-miss with TGV
A TGV (high speed train) passed a few seconds later, although by that point, a police motorcycle was controlling the pass and had stopped the remnants of the ... «velonews.competitor.com, Apr 15»
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TGV strategy seeks return to growth
FRENCH National Railways (SNCF) has unveiled details of a plan to return its high-speed business to growth and make "TGV the preferred means of transport ... «International Railway Journal, Mar 15»
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GST won't affect ticket sales, says TGV Cinemas
MIRI: The implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on April 1 will have a minimal impact on ticket sales for TGV Cinemas, which operates 28 ... «Astro Awani, Mar 15»
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Written by Ashraf Wahab
Already expecting full house screenings everywhere with eager movie-goers flocking the cinemas, TGV Cinemas has taken the leap with advanced ticket sales ... «malaysiandigest.com, Feb 15»
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Collector leaves million euro artwork on TGV
After presenting the work of art, which dates from the Yuan dynasty (1280 - 1329) in the French capital, Plateroti took the high-speed TGV train from Paris to ... «The Local.ch, Dec 14»
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France's high-speed TGV trains 'running out of steam' – official report
A TGV train near Macon, south-eastern France. The Audit Office highlighted a steady drop in TGV profitability since 2008. Photograph: Martin Bureau/AFP/Getty ... «The Guardian, Oct 14»
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MAS offers TGV France train tickets
Buying a ticket on the TGV high-speed train, that operates all over France and beyond, ... to the Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris and hopping onto a TGV train. «The Rakyat Post, Oct 14»
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France's TGV
THEY are admired the world over for their sleekness, speed and sheer French chic. But the 480 high-speed trains (Trains à Grande Vitesse, or TGV) that radiate ... «The Economist, Aug 14»

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